Our mental health system set up is not perfect no system is, but the funding for ours increases each year rather than having to penny pinch with the same or lesser budget than the year before.

There are accountability guidelines to ensure that money set down for mental heath is not funnelled to other projects which is commonplace in many health systems. We also have 3 government funded hospitals with designated mental health facilities with beds and services for all levels of mental health.

The system is set up much like the system Pegasus works with and uses both hard copy and computer as well as backup systems. Any forms which need completing are done by the attending therapist and are signed off on by being copied and kept on file so if the original goes missing we can fax the copy on behalf of the patient.

There's an intake process which deals with hotline reports, GP reports, and court schedules. These are supported by Home, emergency response teams, clinical and hospital services and some satellite services through different high profile charities. There is also mental health legal support.

Practices not services have been reviewed and accountability has delivered the provision of better services and support for more patients.

For instance we had a PhD who would give out her personal theraputics and bill the department for an extra hour of work. This was very unethical and effectively fraudulent, wasting money which could have helped another client, or 4 clients at least 4 days a week saving the service at least $760 a week. That PhD no longer works for the service.